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bsim hi weekly price id wednesdays ia saturd ox tx gives a meal man-appeal â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– ' published lays volume xxxix hamilton bermuda saturday november 17 1962 no 31 employers get gov'nt directive over rejection of bermudians for white collar jobs - * â– sfs : y 77 w wf * m walk out yesterday b.a.s drivers strike over alleged breach of agreement bermuda industrial union also shows concern - statement issued i imousine drivers of the bermuda aviation services who are members of the air service division of the ber muda industrial union went on strike yesterday the men parked their vehicles and picketed the b.a.s office in hamil ton cince so many trained young bermudians have been unable to get white collar jobs because of a preference of em ployers to have experienced non-bermudians the board o immigration has been forced to issue a directive to employers to nire more bermudians com wants to hear from rejected workers last night the union issued a statement claiming that a combination of the company (â– refusal fo negotiate breach ol agreement by intimidating the men and dishonest tac tics brought on the strike the company stating that they saw no useful purpose l any farther meeting mr john plowman chair man of the training and km ploym nt commission appoint ed by tin jovernor in may said yesterday that the c misisoii would like to know o any bermudians or persons with bermudian status aba taring tht past year have been unable to obtain employ ment in the field or at th level for which they are qua ified at the same time the !> â€¢:â– muda industrial union has also expressed its coucer'i about the problem of employ ment in bermuda aud vv'.i'i the importation of non-ber i udian workers the unio.i mates that while it gives full credit to the board of immi jrral'on for bringing the sub ject lo the notice of the pub lic gad praise for the positive i.cticn it is taking it deplo.-es the fact that the union was nenher consulted nor advise 1 on the matter circular is not confined to the secretarial position alone an 1 lhat ihe board also have ref however there was one farther meeting at the colo nial secretariat under th chairmanship of the labour relations officer at this meeting the company stated that they want transport oper ations to continue and they would undertake to continue if the men would agree to work for a further year under the same terms and conditions of work as in the existing agreement last w e e k the b.a.s through its general manage mr tom keill issued a state ment that after december 7 the company would be termin ating its airport limousine ser vice because he said the com pany was losing money on its operation the drivers were given due notice mr keill stated union's comment on employment issue the commission is publish ing a notice to this effect in today's papers urging sue!i persons to write the facts to the commission in care of th colonial secretariat the chairman emphasized that all correspondence will be kepi in the strictest confidence the b e r m u dja industrial union is very concerned about the problem of employment in bermuda and with the im portation of lion-bermudian workers most outstanding â€” mrs gladys dillas leader of the is cedar hill rangers receives the trophy from lady gascoigiie for having the most outstanding group in camp at ports island tiiis year story below â€” photo by ed kelly the statement from tbe b.i.u last night noted as fol lows : â€” intimidation following is the text of th board's directive circularize to employers the b.i.u s statt'nent is in the adjoiniu the union then proposed that if the company produced their balance-sheet and it showed a loss the men would continue to work under tbe same conditions as in the ex isting agreement for a period not exceeding one year while negotiations are in progress and relief is being sought for the limousine serviee union's statement 16 november 1962 <â€¢â€¢ iimn : the union is still in the p.:ase of organization and re cruitment and is growing stronger every day th < union's programme which is being implemented is as fol lows mr plowman said the re quest for information had no special relation with the direc tive published elsewhere or this page from the board o immigration to local employ ers urging them to give more of their white collar jobs to qualified bermudians youths provide grand finale to successful camp since september the air service division of the b.i.u has informed the b.a.s ltd of their decision to negotiate for amendments to the exist ing agreement which is in ef fect until 7 december 1962 a preliminary meeting was held on 15 october 1962 at this meeting the company re quested the union to act joint ly with them to approach the transport control board to seek some relief for their limousine service the reason given was that the company was losing money in their transport section board's directive the board of immigrati i liave had occasion to note an epparent build up of youiu bermudians claiming to b trained as secretaries an 1 sler,op ra phers who have b unable to obtain work in th field and have been rejects by employers of this type of h'bour under one pretext ir aw tber without benefit f test or trial many employers ha v c since the formation of this alleged pool or local of f ic workers made repeated appli cn'ions to the board to engage the services of non-bermu li programme during the whole proceed ings management has intimi dated the men by calling them np individually on several oc casions and trying to under mine their loyalty to each other and to the union 1 two 2 weeks annual vacation with full pay and a satisfactory sick leave with pay providing the worker has been employed for at least one it was suggested to the commission that this situatiou prevails mr plowman stat ed an dwe felt we should ge f as much accurate information as possible a bout 400 persons most of whom were members of some 14 youth groups participated in the grand finale on wednes day night to the higmy successful 1mb sumner camp pro gramme carried on by the social welfare board at ports island year 2 adequate wage scales wider distribution of nation al income an da 45-hour week so as to allow workers to pro vide themselves with good food clothing housing and leisure the occasion was the board's fifth presentation ceremony it was highlighted by the singing of camp songs around a simulated camp fire a pep talk to the youth by the wor david wilkinso.i the colony's acting junior magistrate and the presenta tion of the trophies by lady gascoigne wife of h.e the governor a climax was reached to day when each man was call ed in by management to give their answer as to whether or not they will continue work ing for the company after 7 december 1962 under the ex isting agreement the reason given for this astonishing and most surprising move was that the government wanted to know how many men would be working after 7 december 1962 at that stage the men called in union officials to ac quaint them of this action of the company upon checking with the government it was found that no such directive had been given to the com pany he also stated the commis sion hoped to make its first re port before the end of the year the probers are now con centrating on the employment aspect of their work having already more pr less com pleted the phases dealing with training with regard to the employment side the com mission will meet with larg â€¢ t mployiiient groups and others dealing with labour expert on social insurance arrives from u.k the union replied that they would consider the pro position upon substantial proof of the alleged losses by way of a balance-sheet the company flatly refused any such proof stating that it was none of the union's business i:is these young people 'â€¢â– â€¢! either race as they been liialified must be given prior opportunities for employment and be absorbed in the field < f commtrcial business uot v ithstanding the fact that tht laek of experience on thef j>-irt is one of the reason id aneed in favour of the em j.lvmenl of non-bermudians and manipulated to their d's adv mtage 3 equal pay for women when doing work of the same standard and quality as men mr a l parrott chief ex ecutive officer of the miniitry of pensions and national in surance in the united king dom arrived in the colony on thursday to advise in the set ting up and working details of a contributory government pension scheme 4 establishment of proper apprenticeship laws and the expanding of the educational system of the bermuda tech nical institute in order that bermuda may produce well trained workmen at all levels mr reginald ming the board's youth adviser said a total of 1,525 campers used the ports island facility this year compared to 600 in 1958 when he took over his job in addi tion 6,520 visited the island for picnics mr ming said the credit for the increasing suc cess was due to the interest shown by the board's youth committee headed by mr a n jones at the next meeting the union received notice in writ ing that the proposed amend inents of the union were to tally unacceptable and ur less the men agreed to work for a further year under ex actly the same terms and con ditions of work as in the ex isting agreement the company would cease operations as of 7 december 1962 at the con clusion of the meeting the union was promised faithfullv by management that they would receive profit and loss sheet of the company's trans port section the very next day when union representa tives went to see these sheets they were turned away with Â» flat refusal 5 that study leave be r-:-.-Â«n f or gover^^^nt aafr ( din ' â€¢ workers and evere â€¢ poit'-ni - be given to enable any w k r of ability regard ' s ' rec colour or cree ! tr ii lliaail origin to qualil'v for the highest position ob tainable in such a department or any other government de partment thanksgiving day services it will be recalled that earli er this year a joint select committee of the legislature was appointed to consider and report on the advisability of setting up a pension schem 1 . the committee among other recommendations advised that with this principle in aaje the board trust that emptor ers will not lightly turn down an upplication for employmcn f-ot a qualified bermudian in iavonr of a non-bermudian and the board look to th > business community to follow i hi directive thereby creat ing in due course a subst in tial decrease in application wh'ih are constantly being re eeivcd to employ non-bermnd ian secretarial/clerical pe the combination of the company's refusal to nego tiate breach of the agreement by intimidating the men and dishonest tactics forced the action which was taken on thursday xovember 22 thanksgiving day services will be held at the cathedral at 11 a.m participated in jointly by kindley air force base and the united states naval station this year col onel edward l jones com manding officer of killdlev air force base will read the scriptures with the air force chaplain major richard d trapp offering the prayers the addresse will be given by the u.s naval protestant chaplain commander benja min davis the american con sul general mr george v reiichard will read president kennedy's thanksgiving day proclamation the combined choirs of the naval station and air force base will sing under the direction of mrs freda oliver the kindley air force base chapel choir director the organist will be mrs joan johnston a combined marine and air force honour guard will act as ushers canon wil liam manning will officiate at the service the trophies were awarded in two categories â€” to the non-uniformed groups thos < associated with churches anil the uniformed groups the shield for the most outstan 1 ing camp group went to th 1st cedar hill sea rangers airs gladys dillas run ners-up were the allen girl 4 continued on page 8 6 the setting up of ade quate industrial relations ma chinery for the settlement of industrial disputes between employers and workers and between government and its employees a.m.e church phillips mrs marvi personal and social cups for the non-uniformed were awarded as follows : allen girls 1st wesley ex plorers of smith's parish wes miss giiorgiaua godwin senior dietician at new jersey state hospital at graystone park and miss hazel lee a psychiatric technician at the same hospital are vacationing in bermuda at sunset lodge hotel the young ladies who live in newark find the col ony delightful sor.rel other white collar jobs continued on page 8 refused to negotiate it is to be noted that this 7 provisions for the train the union did not want to see the company close down their transport section and made every effort to arrange a third meeting with b.a.s in this they were successful at this third meeting the com pany again refused to nego tiate the proposed amend ments and would not even consider amendments of a non-financial nature th â€¢ union then suggested another continued on page 4 continued on page 4 notice paul a.m.e church st corner court and victoria streets a meeting of the bermuda progressive returning to new york oti tuesday after a two-week holiday in bermuda was miss eileen barratt she was the house guest of miss claire harford a public health de partment nurse miss barratt who was born in jamaica trained together with miss harford in the u.k she is now nursing in new york rev v r byrd b.a pastor rev t b price associate pastor association sunday november 18th 11.00 a.m morning worship broadcast over radio station zfb-1 !Â»Â«<> kcs 3.00 p.m sunday school 7.30 p.m evening worship formerly the bermuda cottage hospital nursing home meeting under an impnrtia chairman to try and reach some understanding the com pany stated they were closing in any ease and saw no useful purpose in another meeting however they promised to take the proposal back to their board of directors for consi deration association will he held on tuesday koo p.m church november 20th at wednesday november 8.00 p.m mid week praise service 21st thursday november 22nd 6.00 a.m prayer meeting al 9.30 a solemn hiÂ«rh mass will be held at st theresa's cathedral participated ia jointly by the catholics of hamilton bok vital all members are requested to attend also guests at sunset lodge hotel are mr and mrs rich ard hood of the bronx new york who are on their honey moon business all are welcome following this the union received another letter from continued on page 4 for rest baking use purity pre-sifted flour

bsim hi weekly price id wednesdays ia saturd ox tx gives a meal man-appeal â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– ' published lays volume xxxix hamilton bermuda saturday november 17 1962 no 31 employers get gov'nt directive over rejection of bermudians for white collar jobs - * â– sfs : y 77 w wf * m walk out yesterday b.a.s drivers strike over alleged breach of agreement bermuda industrial union also shows concern - statement issued i imousine drivers of the bermuda aviation services who are members of the air service division of the ber muda industrial union went on strike yesterday the men parked their vehicles and picketed the b.a.s office in hamil ton cince so many trained young bermudians have been unable to get white collar jobs because of a preference of em ployers to have experienced non-bermudians the board o immigration has been forced to issue a directive to employers to nire more bermudians com wants to hear from rejected workers last night the union issued a statement claiming that a combination of the company (â– refusal fo negotiate breach ol agreement by intimidating the men and dishonest tac tics brought on the strike the company stating that they saw no useful purpose l any farther meeting mr john plowman chair man of the training and km ploym nt commission appoint ed by tin jovernor in may said yesterday that the c misisoii would like to know o any bermudians or persons with bermudian status aba taring tht past year have been unable to obtain employ ment in the field or at th level for which they are qua ified at the same time the !> â€¢:â– muda industrial union has also expressed its coucer'i about the problem of employ ment in bermuda aud vv'.i'i the importation of non-ber i udian workers the unio.i mates that while it gives full credit to the board of immi jrral'on for bringing the sub ject lo the notice of the pub lic gad praise for the positive i.cticn it is taking it deplo.-es the fact that the union was nenher consulted nor advise 1 on the matter circular is not confined to the secretarial position alone an 1 lhat ihe board also have ref however there was one farther meeting at the colo nial secretariat under th chairmanship of the labour relations officer at this meeting the company stated that they want transport oper ations to continue and they would undertake to continue if the men would agree to work for a further year under the same terms and conditions of work as in the existing agreement last w e e k the b.a.s through its general manage mr tom keill issued a state ment that after december 7 the company would be termin ating its airport limousine ser vice because he said the com pany was losing money on its operation the drivers were given due notice mr keill stated union's comment on employment issue the commission is publish ing a notice to this effect in today's papers urging sue!i persons to write the facts to the commission in care of th colonial secretariat the chairman emphasized that all correspondence will be kepi in the strictest confidence the b e r m u dja industrial union is very concerned about the problem of employment in bermuda and with the im portation of lion-bermudian workers most outstanding â€” mrs gladys dillas leader of the is cedar hill rangers receives the trophy from lady gascoigiie for having the most outstanding group in camp at ports island tiiis year story below â€” photo by ed kelly the statement from tbe b.i.u last night noted as fol lows : â€” intimidation following is the text of th board's directive circularize to employers the b.i.u s statt'nent is in the adjoiniu the union then proposed that if the company produced their balance-sheet and it showed a loss the men would continue to work under tbe same conditions as in the ex isting agreement for a period not exceeding one year while negotiations are in progress and relief is being sought for the limousine serviee union's statement 16 november 1962 -irt is one of the reason id aneed in favour of the em j.lvmenl of non-bermudians and manipulated to their d's adv mtage 3 equal pay for women when doing work of the same standard and quality as men mr a l parrott chief ex ecutive officer of the miniitry of pensions and national in surance in the united king dom arrived in the colony on thursday to advise in the set ting up and working details of a contributory government pension scheme 4 establishment of proper apprenticeship laws and the expanding of the educational system of the bermuda tech nical institute in order that bermuda may produce well trained workmen at all levels mr reginald ming the board's youth adviser said a total of 1,525 campers used the ports island facility this year compared to 600 in 1958 when he took over his job in addi tion 6,520 visited the island for picnics mr ming said the credit for the increasing suc cess was due to the interest shown by the board's youth committee headed by mr a n jones at the next meeting the union received notice in writ ing that the proposed amend inents of the union were to tally unacceptable and ur less the men agreed to work for a further year under ex actly the same terms and con ditions of work as in the ex isting agreement the company would cease operations as of 7 december 1962 at the con clusion of the meeting the union was promised faithfullv by management that they would receive profit and loss sheet of the company's trans port section the very next day when union representa tives went to see these sheets they were turned away with Â» flat refusal 5 that study leave be r-:-.-Â«n f or gover^^^nt aafr ( din ' â€¢ workers and evere â€¢ poit'-ni - be given to enable any w k r of ability regard ' s ' rec colour or cree ! tr ii lliaail origin to qualil'v for the highest position ob tainable in such a department or any other government de partment thanksgiving day services it will be recalled that earli er this year a joint select committee of the legislature was appointed to consider and report on the advisability of setting up a pension schem 1 . the committee among other recommendations advised that with this principle in aaje the board trust that emptor ers will not lightly turn down an upplication for employmcn f-ot a qualified bermudian in iavonr of a non-bermudian and the board look to th > business community to follow i hi directive thereby creat ing in due course a subst in tial decrease in application wh'ih are constantly being re eeivcd to employ non-bermnd ian secretarial/clerical pe the combination of the company's refusal to nego tiate breach of the agreement by intimidating the men and dishonest tactics forced the action which was taken on thursday xovember 22 thanksgiving day services will be held at the cathedral at 11 a.m participated in jointly by kindley air force base and the united states naval station this year col onel edward l jones com manding officer of killdlev air force base will read the scriptures with the air force chaplain major richard d trapp offering the prayers the addresse will be given by the u.s naval protestant chaplain commander benja min davis the american con sul general mr george v reiichard will read president kennedy's thanksgiving day proclamation the combined choirs of the naval station and air force base will sing under the direction of mrs freda oliver the kindley air force base chapel choir director the organist will be mrs joan johnston a combined marine and air force honour guard will act as ushers canon wil liam manning will officiate at the service the trophies were awarded in two categories â€” to the non-uniformed groups thos < associated with churches anil the uniformed groups the shield for the most outstan 1 ing camp group went to th 1st cedar hill sea rangers airs gladys dillas run ners-up were the allen girl 4 continued on page 8 6 the setting up of ade quate industrial relations ma chinery for the settlement of industrial disputes between employers and workers and between government and its employees a.m.e church phillips mrs marvi personal and social cups for the non-uniformed were awarded as follows : allen girls 1st wesley ex plorers of smith's parish wes miss giiorgiaua godwin senior dietician at new jersey state hospital at graystone park and miss hazel lee a psychiatric technician at the same hospital are vacationing in bermuda at sunset lodge hotel the young ladies who live in newark find the col ony delightful sor.rel other white collar jobs continued on page 8 refused to negotiate it is to be noted that this 7 provisions for the train the union did not want to see the company close down their transport section and made every effort to arrange a third meeting with b.a.s in this they were successful at this third meeting the com pany again refused to nego tiate the proposed amend ments and would not even consider amendments of a non-financial nature th â€¢ union then suggested another continued on page 4 continued on page 4 notice paul a.m.e church st corner court and victoria streets a meeting of the bermuda progressive returning to new york oti tuesday after a two-week holiday in bermuda was miss eileen barratt she was the house guest of miss claire harford a public health de partment nurse miss barratt who was born in jamaica trained together with miss harford in the u.k she is now nursing in new york rev v r byrd b.a pastor rev t b price associate pastor association sunday november 18th 11.00 a.m morning worship broadcast over radio station zfb-1 !Â»Â«<> kcs 3.00 p.m sunday school 7.30 p.m evening worship formerly the bermuda cottage hospital nursing home meeting under an impnrtia chairman to try and reach some understanding the com pany stated they were closing in any ease and saw no useful purpose in another meeting however they promised to take the proposal back to their board of directors for consi deration association will he held on tuesday koo p.m church november 20th at wednesday november 8.00 p.m mid week praise service 21st thursday november 22nd 6.00 a.m prayer meeting al 9.30 a solemn hiÂ«rh mass will be held at st theresa's cathedral participated ia jointly by the catholics of hamilton bok vital all members are requested to attend also guests at sunset lodge hotel are mr and mrs rich ard hood of the bronx new york who are on their honey moon business all are welcome following this the union received another letter from continued on page 4 for rest baking use purity pre-sifted flour